Yeah, he got it right. When our founding fathers wrote the 2A, there were referring to the assault weapons of the day...the flintlock musket and pistol. That meant that the people could easily be formed into a regulated militia to defend the nation against foreign invaders AND domestic tyranny. As each generation of assault weapon was introduced...percussion, rimfire, centerfire, toggle action, bolt action, slide action,lever action, semi-automatic action weapons were adopted by our armed forces AND by the people for hunting and self-defense. It mattered not who (the armed forces or the people) first adopted the weapon! Yes, I did not mention select fire and automatic weapons. These are, and perhaps should be, the only concern for continued regulation. I don't argue for it, just recognize a departure point for discussion. A decision has to be made where the line is drawn, lest we allow hand grenades, grenade launchers, machine guns, anti-aircraft weapons, LAWS, F117's, etc., ad nauseum. But this argument need not be extended to stupidity: what looks like an assault rifle, hand grips, silencers, lasers, adjustable stocks, whatever. I certainly wished stocks were adjustable when I was a youngster; also when my son was growing up (and up, and up). Do you know that lasers are a no-no here in MD when hunting deer (gotta protect the deer's eye before we shoot him!)? Oh well, I digress...
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